Cody Franson

A familiar echo bounced off the walls of the United Center at one point Saturday night after a familiar Blackhawks goalie made another save.

"COR-EY! COR-EY!" the fans chanted.

"I could hear it,'' Corey Crawford said after stopping all 13 shots he faced in the Hawks' series-clinching 4-3 victory over the Predators. "It felt pretty good. I was just trying to get back in the swing of things. Our guys are so solid.''

Indeed, no matter who plays goalie for the Hawks, they remain the team to beat in the Western Conference as long as the bigger names stay the same. Their core four of Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith each scored...

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A familiar echo bounced off the walls of the United Center at one point Saturday night after a familiar Blackhawks goalie made another save.
"COR-EY! COR-EY!" the fans chanted.
"I could hear it,'' Corey Crawford said after stopping all 13...